RD Glossary
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- MAC (medium access control) layer
- A part of a network architecture that manages and maintains communications on a shared medium. The MAC layer is the brains of a NIC or base station and enforces the rules by which all devices must follow.
- medium
- The space in which communications signals, such as radio waves, propagate. With wireless networks, the medium is air.
- medium access
- A process whereby multiple computer devices share a common medium. The most common medium access method for wireless networks is CSMA.
- modulation
- Modulation creates a radio or light signal from the network data so that it is suitable for propagation through the air medium. Examples of modulation types are FSK, PSK, and QAM.
RD Glossary by Run Digital
